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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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